Torrent Duck Merganetta armata Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (29)
- Subspecies (6)
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Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 9, 2017
Text last updated April 9, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Андска шпореста патица |
| Catalan | ànec torrenter |
| Czech | kachna bystřinná |
| Danish | Skalleslugerand |
| Dutch | Bergbeekeend |
| English | Torrent Duck |
| English (United States) | Torrent Duck |
| Finnish | koskisorsa |
| French | Merganette des torrents |
| French (France) | Merganette des torrents |
| German | Sturzbachente |
| Icelandic | Flaumönd |
| Japanese | ヤマガモ |
| Norwegian | strømand |
| Polish | zbrojówka |
| Russian | Ручьевая утка |
| Serbian | Američka patka iz brzaka |
| Slovak | potápačka riavová |
| Slovenian | Hudourniška raca |
| Spanish | Pato Torrentero |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Pato de Torrente |
| Spanish (Chile) | Pato cortacorrientes |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Pato Torrentero |
| Spanish (Peru) | Pato de los Torrentes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pato torrentero |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Pato de Torrentes |
| Swedish | forsand |
| Turkish | Çağlayan Ördeği |
| Ukrainian | Качка андійська |
Merganetta armata Gould, 1842
PROTONYM:
Merganetta armata
Gould, 1842. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1841), Pt9 no.106, p. 95.
TYPE LOCALITY:
central Chile.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MERGANETTA
- armata / armatus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Torrent Duck
